V.I.P.'s

V.I.P. Very important person. Many characters can be considered V.I.P.s in SOTF, from the higher-ups in the American government to the now deceased "Terrific Three" and right up to Mr. Danya himself. If you're looking to find out more information about Danya and his cohorts, or if you're just interested in knowing the names of some of the more important government officials for the sake of continuity, this is the place to be!

United States Government Officials

Aaron Bridges: Former President of the United States of America. Bridges is described as being an older Southern gentleman with a slight drawl in his speech and a very casual, laid-back, and joking demeanor. So far, Bridges has only made one appearance in SOTF, in a V1 announcement. Recently, it was confirmed that Bridges was a one-term president, voted out in the 2008 election.

Steven O. Jones: Vice-President of the United States of America. Steven Jones is also the father of season one contestant Amanda Jones.

Samuel Carson: Described simply as being a "political extraordinaire", not much is known about Carson sans the fact that he may serve as some sort of advisor to President Aaron Bridges. Carson only appears in one scene of SOTF, during the scene in which the U.S. government first receives Danya's demands in V1.

Ryan Smith: New Jersey State Senator (2006) and father of season two contestant Walter Smith. Senator Smith's personality and mannerisms seem to be very akin to those of his son's, implying that perhaps he may have used his political power for personal gain. However, unlike Walter, who was a vicious and extremely violent psychopath, Ryan was described as being a coward. Smith turned up dead immediately following the conclusion of the second season of SOTF, when the Denton Gang Wars erupted.

Andrew Vincent Grayston IV: New Jersey State Senator (2006) and father of season two contestant Ali Grayston. Senator Grayston was known to have contributed countless dollars to charity and was known to have erected several buildings (including Denton's new recreational center) throughout the metro area, probably as a ploy for gaining support with the population. He was supposedly a rival of Ryan Smith, but other than a quick mention this has not been shown. Following the loss of his daughter to the SOTF ACT, Senator Grayston began an "Anti-SOTF Campaign" throughout the metro area.

Catherine "Cathy" Bexley: New Jersey House Representative (2006) and mother of Bathurst High School student Jack Bexley. The fateful day of the abduction, her son had stayed home from school due to illness and was spared from the fate of the other Bathurst students. When Senator Grayston began his Anti-SOTF Campaign, Bexley jumped on board and has been supporting Grayston throughout his campaign.

SOTF ACT Coordinators and Associates

Victor Danya: SOTF Program Orchestrator (2005-present (2008)). Mr. Danya was first introduced to SOTF during the prologue of the first season in which he subjected Barry Coleson High School to the first successful round of the SOTF ACT. Since then, little has been revealed about the enigma known as Danya other than his cynical personality and twisted sense of humor. He's a very secretive man by nature. In fact, sans his own family and his subordinates, only three students -- contest winners Adam Dodd, Bryan Calvert and John Rizzolo -- have ever come face to face with the mysterious man. In SOTF v4, Danya is shot and killed by one of his own men, Dorian Pello.

Lillian "Lilly" Danya: Danya's wife. Lilly is a minor character at best, having only made one appearance in SOTF during its run; during the Fourth Announcement, in Danya's "Homelife" scene.

Tracen Danya: Danya had mentioned having a son, presumably much older than his daughter Amora, who is currently fighting on the frontlines for his homecountry. Tracen made his debut during V3, although the only pieces of information given were his first name and his age (22 years old).

Amora Danya: Danya's daughter. Amora is another minor character in SOTF, making an appearance during the "Homelife" scene of the Fourth Announcement. As of V3, Amora was eight years old. In her appearance in 2005, she was shown as a bubbly six year old with long pigtails. Whether her appearance and personality have changed at all is unconfirmed.

Dorian Pello: Dorian could be best described as Danya's personal assistant. He doesn't particularly enjoy his job, and only works for Danya's organization to supply money to his family. He's portrayed as a stammering, unconfident individual and is also known to be quite tech-savvy (in V2, Danya orders him onto the island with a maintenance squadron in order to repair the cameras that had been damaged in the storm). In v4, he decides he's had enough of Danya, shooting him to death and escaping with STAR.

[First Name Omitted] Achlys: Another minor character in the SOTF series. Achlys is one of Danya's grunts who is quite the computer genius. He's the person responsible for fixing the downed cameras during season one. He also got a moment of glory when he was allowed the opportunity to shoot down the helicopter containing Rice, Kaige, and McLocke. Achlys returns for V4, and has picked up a tormentor in the form of Jim Greynolds. After he failed to stop the Liz Polanski incident, he was executed by "Sparky".

Brandon Garnett: Of the four terrorists revealed during season one, Garnett is the most enigmatic. During the Fourth Announcement incident that resulted in his companions having their vocal chords severed and being thrown onto the island, Garnett was confirmed to have escaped the base before Danya returned. He returned prior to the events in V3, though it was eventually revealed that he'd been captured and then tortured until he agreed to rejoin the ranks.

Shannon McLocke: Perhaps better known as TBLACK, Shannon McLocke used to be one of Danya's most trusted employees. During the Fourth Announcement of the first season, McLocke was responsible for the "fanfiction fiasco" that sent Danya rampaging back to Headquarters. Along with Kaige and Rice, McLocke was thrown onto the island along with the students and was killed in action.

Angelina Kaige: Better known as TBLUE, Angelina Kaige was another of Danya's most valued employees. She, too, was a member of the Fourth Announcement fiasco, and while Kaige wasn't directly responsible for the ongoings in Danya's personal office, she was deemed guilty by association and faced the same punishment as McLocke and Rice. Kaige made a quite heavy impact in the game, nearly making it to the end before being eliminated by Jack O'Connor.

Elijah Rice: The final member of the "Terrific Three" that was thrown onto the island after the Fourth Announcement incident. Elijah Rice, known as TGREEN on the island, was the terrorist who made the fatal mistake of placing his can of soda on the announcement button, sealing the fate of himself and his co-workers in the process. While on the island, Rice temporarily aligned himself with Clemence Ceillet de Rousseau, who he'd had quite a fixation on throughout the season. Rice, much like his counterparts, was eventually killed in action.

Jim Greynolds: After the disappearance of Garnett, Kaige, McLocke, and Rice, Greynolds rose to the frontlines just in time for season two of SOTF, but his ties with Danya go much further back than that. In fact, Greynolds often claims the SOTF ACT was originally his idea. He was the only terrorist not forced onto the island to act as a prize deliverer at some point during V2. It's also rumored that Greynolds has a pet penguin, though this is unconfirmed. It is shown by the first announcement of V4 that he enjoys tormenting fellow terrorist Achlys. In the wake of Danya's death, he has taken at least temporary command of the organisation.

Sonia Nguyen: Described as being the successor to Angelina Kaige, Sonia Nguyen is another of Danya's trusted allies who rose to the frontlines directly before the beginning of season two. Nguyen found herself playing delivery girl throughout much of V2, and was stuck at the island's marina for a large majority of the second season. Nguyen's background is shrouded in mystery, and all that has been confirmed about her are her lethal skills in fighting.

Melvin Carter: Perhaps the most silent of Danya's newest allies, very little is known about Melvin Carter. He was put in charge of orchestrating the abduction of P.J. Gilroy Academy's ninth grade class. As somewhat of a testament to Melvin's personality, the scene he selected to subject the Gilroy students to during their debriefing was perhaps one of the most disturbing scenes of the first season -- Cody Jenson's brutal rape and murder of Madelaine Shirohara. He appears in v4, where he is killed by Brynn "Sparky" Lovell immediately before her death.

Steven "Steve" Wilson: Perhaps the most publicized of Danya's new staff additions. He's the oldest of the four and it is implied that he's had heavy ties with Danya for a long time. Steve is most notable for being the principal of Bathurst High School during the abduction and having set the students up to be kidnapped and killed. He, like the other terrorists, is a member of the U.S.'s Most Wanted list, wanted for the crime of high treason.

Rhion Klayton:  This soldier has been affiliated with Danya since before the beginning of the SOTF ACT. He presumably helped to organize the ACT itself, had a hand in the abductions for the first season, and was also responsible for the execution of Barry Coleson's teachers. Presumably of high importance, he was one of the elite few chosen to escort season one winner Adam Dodd off of the island. It was during this encounter with Dodd that this individual began to question Danya's motives behind the game. After this encounter, he disappeared from the organization. He launched an underground campaign against Danya in hopes of making the truth of the SOTF ACT known to the public, but his allies were too few and too far in between. He soon found himself being tracked by Danya's men, who hoped to silence him. The result of his running was a chance encounter with Southridge student Julie Mikan. Julie harbored him in her home before he opted to leave, unwilling to put the girl in more danger than he already had. His current whereabouts are unknown, but it is believed he was captured and is being held against his will.

Lucas Grossi: A technical analyst assigned to keep watch over the mysterious Garnett, Lucas Grossi found himself beginning to question the motives and methods that the terrorists were using to keep these children captive.

Cecily Lacoste: A member of the AT, she has been part of Danya's team since Test Run V0.8 at the latest. She will do whatever it takes to get what she wants, including betraying her colleagues; proven when she murders fellow AT member Orsen Wyndham during V0.8. She constantly plotted Dorian's downfall after he learns of the fact during V3, although she was prevented from doing so by Garnett's threat to blackmail her.

Survival of the Fittest Winners

Sydney Morvran: Winner, SOTF v0. Syd hailed from Aberthol High School and participated in the final SOTF trial run, dubbed "V0". During his game, Syd barricaded the school building and holed up inside along with his group of friends. After a harmless incident went awry, his friends wound up slaughtering one another and Syd managed to avoid death by using his friend Jess as a shield. He went on to win the game by hiding and managed to avoid killing any of his classmates. As some kind of twisted punishment for not killing any of the other students, Danya threw him back onto the island where he was killed during the first official season of SOTF.

Adam Dodd: Winner, SOTF v1. One of the most well-known characters of season one, as well the the eventual winner of the game. Adam was the first winner of SOTF to be sent home after the program (See: Sydney Morvran). The first portion of Adam's game was spent in a vain attempt at saving the other members of a group now dubbed the "Intrepid Six" -- his romantic interest, Amanda Jones; Madelaine Shirohara; Hawley Faust, David Jackson, and Marcus Roddy, six students who he formed very deep ties with while on the island. After the death of his friends, Adam swore to win the game and kill Danya at the end. He racked up one of the highest kill counts in SOTF with an astonishing twelve kills to his name -- and all but two kills being self-defense. At the end of the game, he fights and kills Cody Jenson (who murdered Madelaine and Amanda) and is escorted off the island where he meets Danya. Adam doesn't manage to kill Danya, but he does manage to inflict him with a scar across his face. During the third season of the game, Adam is reabducted and placed back into the game with the rest of his classmates at Southridge High School.

Bryan Calvert: Winner, SOTF v2. Perhaps the most well-known character of season two, as well as the winner of the game. Bryan could be described as more of an anti-hero than a protagonist. He actively engages in the murder of several people on the island, most of which seem to be either circumstancial or revenge-related in nature. Throughout the season, he sticks close to Tori Johnson, his romantic interest from Bathurst High School. Bryan suffers through the loss of his "leader" and close friend, Seth Mattlock, but perseveres and manages to make it to the end of the season. When Tori is killed by someone he once considered a friend -- Mariavel Varella -- Bryan is pushed over the edge and vows to kill her. At the end of the season, he accidentally kills Whitney Acosta in some twisted parallel to Tori's death before finally finding Mariavel. Mariavel is killed during the fight and Bryan is declared the winner of the second season afterward.

'''John "J.R." Rizzolo''' : Winner, SOTF v3. While Bryan Calvert and Adam Dodd managed to emerge from SOTF with their morality somewhat intact due to their status as 'protectors', John Rizzolo started the game off the exact same way that he finished it - a player to the end. During SOTF v3, Rizzolo almost made a game of it, doing what he had to do in order to emerge victorious and be the sole survivor. His zeal for blood and his enthusiasm for dispatching his fellow students in horrific ways made him someone to watch, and the events of the finale never really gave anyone any reason to doubt - after dispatching Lulu Altaire, John Rizzolo was declared the victor of the third season. After J.R. is returned home, he finds out that his family has left him due to his actions on the island, and over the next year, uses his status as the Version 3 winner to become a celebrity. One year later, during the events of V4, he is shot in his apartment and killed by Maxie Dasai, who is revealed to have successfully escaped from the island.